15 Events of the Haitian Revolution

Blacks revolt to improve equality

Blacks hear talk of equality and indipendance and revolt to try to improve theirs too.

Aug 15, 1791

Dutty Boukman organizes slave revolution

Dutty Boukman a former slave and voodoo priest oranizes a revolution to try to make the whites leave.

Aug 20, 1791

Whites kill hundreds of blacks

Whites Panicked about the revolution, and no one would help so they end up killing hundreds of blacks in attempt to stop the revolution.

Aug 25, 1792

Louis XVI is executed

France becomes a republic, and other countries take this as an oppurtunity to inavde Hispanola.

Sep 1, 1793

Toussaint Louverture helps Spain

A rebel leader anmed Toussaint Louverture helps SPain get rid of Britian in exchange for peace and equality.

Sep 5, 1794

Louverture helps France

Louverture abandons Spain and Joins the Frenchdue to slavery being abolished in France.

Sep 10, 1795

Peace Treaty

Spain signs a peace treaty with France.

Sep 15, 1797

Louverture and Rigaud

Toussaint and Andre team up from the english island.

Sep 20, 1799

War of Knives

Louverture and Rigaud have a dispute and have a one year war, Louverture wins with the help of the British

Oct 5, 1801

A Constitution is Born

Toussaint creates a constitution out lawing slavery, and voodoo, the main religion of the Haitian people. Also the people of Saint domingue are now citizens of France, and he makes himself ruler for life. This makes the people upset with Louverture's new constitution.

Oct 10, 1801

Another revolt

The people of Haiti are not happy with Louvertures new constitution and accuse him for exploiting for France.

Oct 20, 1802

War for Independance

French invade Saint Domingue, the French capture Louverture, and people continue to fight for the French not nowing they were going to put slavery back into place.

Oct 25, 1802

War for Independance continues (pt.1)

The Entire population now resist the French, and Haitians are executed publically.

Jan 1, 1803

War of Independance Continues (pt.2)

The Haitian's use scorched earth policy, and the French finally leave Haiti.

Jan 1, 1804

After the reolution

Everyone refused to trade with Haiti, and no one invaded again. Haitians lost everything from the scorched earth policy. Haiti goes into poverty. Jean Jaques Dessilines crowns himself emperor and creates a constitution.